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How to Start a Home-Based Professional Organizing Business (Home-Based Business Series)

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I checked this book out from my local library. Because it has been such a great resource I kept renewing it - over and over. I finally broke down and bought my own personal copy to keep handy. Dawn covers evaluating your readiness to be an entrepreneur to determining business growth strategies. Similar to Sara Pederson's book but more thorough. Great tips and forms to get you started.

It covers the basics. I also bought Everything You Need to Know About a Career as a Professional Organizer by Sara Pedersen and found that to be easier to read (more to the point) and more inspiring.

This book is awesome! It has just about everything you need to get started as a professional organizer. It walks you though everything, step by step, from deciding if this is the right business for you, to choosing a business name, setting up your office, to your first client. It has lost of different forms and stuff that you can copy and modify to suit your needs. I love the fact that she doesn't just say, do this, don't do that. Instead, she gives options and explanations of each, making it easy for you to decide what is best for you. I do recommend reading other books like this, if you decide to go ahead and start a business, just to get more ideas and another point of view, but this is the one I keep referring back to most. Clear, concise, and easy to read...not all dry and boring. Everything is covered, and she adds little anecdotes from her own and other organizers experiences to give a sense of what its really like. Highly recommended!!!
P.S. I started a business using this book as a guide...2 weeks later I have my First client!!! Thanks, Dawn!!!

This book was a very easy read and a great resource if you are looking to start your own organizing business. I refer to it often and would recommend it.

This is a very helpful book. It includes lots of details and great explanations of what it's like to start a career as a professional organizer. Noble gives you both sides of the story so you can determine for yourself whether this would be a good move for you. She also includes lots of lists, examples, quotes and insights from other professional organizers, and step-by-step suggestions for getting started. I feel ready to start my business after reading her book.

This book will be a good reference for years to come, I believe. It includes key information for day 1 of a career as well as day 300. I have highlighted lots of great advice and I know I will be keeping it close by in case any challenging situations arise in this journey.

I also bought Sara Pederson's book "Born to Organize," and found it to be too general to really help me feel prepared. It was way too simplified for my taste. Perhaps they would work well together (since they are so different) but if you only want to buy one book, I would suggest Dawn Noble's. It was much more detailed and helpful.

(I am someone who likes lots of details and lots of information before I make a leap into something new and I feel like Noble's book satisfied that need. Pederson's book left me wanting much, much more. If you want a basic introduction to the career, and would feel overwhelmed by lots of details and specifics, I guess Pederson's book could be helpful in that kind of situation.)

PS. After using this book for a few days, I wish Amazon would let me change my rating from 4 stars to 5. This is a very, very helpful book and it absolutely deserves 5 stars.

I read this book after I trained one on one with a veteran professional organizer in my area. My business was already set up but I thought I would read this book anyway- boy am I glad I did! This book covers everything.. Thank you so much Dawn for this wonderful resource for us "newbies" out there!!

I am always skeptical about buying books online. But this one was a great surprise. It has answered all my questions about starting a homebased organizing business. And here list and sample sheets were so helpful. Step by Step Resource. I love it and its my main manual for my business.

I am in the process of launching my own organizing business, so I wanted to get as much info as possible about what to keep in mind as I got my business off the ground. This book gives you a basic understanding of the business along with some good suggestions about things you need to be aware of as you get started. It doesn't have in-depth tools and resources for you to use, but it does provide a basic overview about what to expect, short examples and some simple forms. For the price, it isn't a bad investment. I have ordered several other books, which I hope will provide me with more information (forms, tools, checklists, etc.) that I can immediately incorporate into my business. This is a very basic read, so if you are looking for extensive information on the subject, this isn't really it. When I finished reading the book, I was still very hungry for more knowledge about the organizing business. However, the author did do a good job of clearly explaining the industry and how to start a home-based business in general.

I'm starting my own organizing business and I felt that this book not only gave you the knowledge of what needs to be done, but also the courage to start. I can't wait to use the information in this book and get started on my new career. A definate recommended reading for people thinking of starting their own organizing company.

This book is an excellent resource, covering everything I have so far wanted to know about setting up and getting started on an organizing business. Terrific appendices include sample forms, suggested reading, product websites and catalog list, and more.